Nuclear Energy
Kaylin Niles, Ronald Webb, Zack Parker, Pelu Schell
What is nuclear energy?
Nuclear Energy is the use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy to generate heat.
Why is nuclear energy the best?
Nuclear energy is powerful and efficient. It's cheap and very reliable, Nuclear power plants generate about 20% of the US electricity. It's being used in about 30 different countries. Nuclear energy is very clean and safe.
Where does nuclear energy do best?
Nuclear energy does best by any type of water.
How Does Nuclear Energy Affect The Environment?
Nuclear energy has one of the lowest impacts on the environment of any energy source because it does not emit air pollution, isolates its waste from the environment and requires a relatively small amount of land. Nuclear energy stations do not emit criteria pollutants or green house gases when they generate electricity.
What is the process?
The process is water being steamed, which in time turn drives turbine generates to produce electricity.